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• Police Believe Someone Intentionally Killed Animals At Nonprofit Farm

  22-01-2017 22:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Police Department is investigating after nearly a dozen of animals were found dead at a nonprofit farm for children.
  According to police, the deaths of the animals at Urban Farm at Stapleton located in the 10000 block of Smith Road were not natural.
  Police said an Urban Farm volunteer showed up Sunday morning to feed the animals and found them dead in their pens.
  (credit: CBS)
  Among the dead animals were nine sheep and goats and two rabbits that were said to be &
  
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• 11 Animals Slaughtered At Nonprofit Farm For Kids

  22-01-2017 22:36
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Denver are investigating the deaths of 11 animals slaughtered overnight on a nonprofit farm for children.
  Urban Farm at Stapleton on Smith Road near Havana Street is an independent nonprofit organization that provides agricultural and environmental education to urban children, youth, and their families.
  What would have been a day of celebration on a stock show victory turned into a day of mourning when a volunteer arrived at the farm aroun
  
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• An inside look at Vance Joseph's staff

  22-01-2017 21:27
  
  KUSA -There is more youth and presumably energy.       
  
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• Hiker Lost In Deep Snow Found By Skiers Lucky To Be Alive

  22-01-2017 18:43
  
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – Officials with Rocky Mountain National Park say a hiker is lucky to be alive after getting lost in the backcountry Friday and spending the night in deep snow.
  According to Kyle Patterson with Rocky Mountain National Park, the 58-year-old man from Grand Forks, North Dakota, was found “in deep snow approximately 300 yards off the North Longs Peak Trail, south of Alberta Falls” by two skiers.
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• Some Residents Not Surprised By Shooting At Walmart

  22-01-2017 18:16
  
  By Andrea Flores
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora say a suspect is on the loose after shooting a man in Saturday afternoon.
  “I’m really shocked,” said Jerry Gui. “We’ve been here seven years and that’s the first shooting that’s happened in this area.”
  Police say it started around 12:30 p.m. when a fight between two men in a Walmart parking lot near East Colfax Avenue and Havana Street turned violent.
  Investigators say one of the men pu
  
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• Latest Forecast: Mild Before Next Snow Storm

  22-01-2017 15:38
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We should have lots of sun to get Sunday started along with some wind from time to time, especially in the mountains and foothills.
  At the same time yet another storm system is drenching California with heavy pockets of rain and lots of mountain snow. This system will begin to affect Colorado Sunday night with more mountain snow ramping up. There are brand new Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories for the western mountains and higher Sangre De Cristo mountai
  
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• Call Of Burglary, Stabbing Ends With Officer-Involved Shooting

  22-01-2017 14:53
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A suspect was transported to Medical Center of the Rockies Saturday after a Fort Collins police officer shot him.
  Fort Collins police told CBS4 the suspect was shot after he pointed a firearm at officers who were responding to a call for help.
  (credit: CBS)
  Officer Brandon Barnes said a Fort Collins Police Services 911 operator received a call just after 8 a.m. reporting a burglary in progress, with the caller’s roommate being stabbed by
  
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• Streaking Nuggets Roll Over Clippers, 123-98

  22-01-2017 14:10
  
  The Nuggets clamped down on defense and held the Los Angeles Clippers to 41.7 percent shooting, rolling to a 123-98 victory Saturday night.
  
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• Avalanche Fall To Sharks In Overtime

  22-01-2017 14:05
  
  David Schlemko scored his first career overtime goal 1:18 into sudden death to give the Sharks a 3-2 victory over Colorado at sold-out SAP Center.
  
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• Buffaloes Lose To Cougars, Fall To 0-7 In Pac-12

  22-01-2017 13:12
  
  Washington State guard Ike Iroegbu made a layup with 11 seconds left in overtime to give the Cougars a 91-89 win over Colorado in a Pac-12 game Saturday.
  
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• Omogbo Scores 20 As Rams Defeat Aggies 64-56

  22-01-2017 11:15
  
  CSU improved to 4-3 in the Mountain West with the victory over Utah State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan.
  
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• Broncos’ Paxton Lynch expecting offensive changes, eager for Year 2

  22-01-2017 09:16
  
  Paxton Lynch stood in front of his locker at the Broncos’facility with a half-filled garbage bag at his side and a look of shock on his face. The feeling was shared by others in the room as players cleaned out their belongings and turned in their hefty playbooks before embarking on an extended offseason.
  The Broncos’ quest for a Super Bowl repeat fell short, along with their coach’s tenure.
  Gary Kubiak resigned that Monday, a day after the season-ending victory over Oakland, e
  
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• Ask Amy: Husband sends marriage to the dogs

  22-01-2017 09:00
  
  Dear Amy: Shortly after my husband and I began dating, he bought a large-breed puppy. He took the dog everywhere he went. We then moved in together, we got another small, mixed-breed dog that we hoped would keep the large dog busy, since he was always demanding my husband’s attention.
  One evening, the large dog snapped at me (he was 6 years old at this point). My husband was very upset, and he was going to put him down, for fear that he had “turned.”
  I begged him not to. About
  
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• Avalanche falls to Sharks in O.T. as Spencer Martin makes NHL debut in net

  22-01-2017 08:29
  
  SAN JOSE — The Avalanche no longer is undefeated.
  In games that end in overtime.
  Defenseman David Schlemko’s goal at 1:16 of O.T. lifted the San Jose Sharks to the 3-2 win over Colorado Saturday night at the SAP Center, stretching Colorado’s latest losing streak to five games. At least this time, it wasn’t pointless. Mikhail Grigorenko and Francois Beauchemin had the Colorado goals — Nathan MacKinnon generated both and was credited with one assist — as Colorad
  
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• A glimpse into what is coming for Denver’s future smart city, Pena Station Next

  22-01-2017 08:19
  
  There isn’t much else to see right now at Pena Station Next, the connected neighborhood where autonomous shuttles will one day transport residents to the nearby RTD rail stop, shops and restaurants.
  But at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Panasonic, a partner in Denver’s smart city project, gave attendees a closer look at what may come. Some technologies are still in development but others, like the bus shelter, will be “much more robust,” said George Ka
  
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• Housing momentum in Colorado moves down the Front Range

  22-01-2017 08:14
  
  Metro Denver’s housing market has run so hot for so long, it is hard to imagine another part of the state having more momentum.
  But demand along the southern Front Range accelerated in a big way last year, and Denver and Boulder homeowners, flush with equity, sought vacation homes in the neighboring mountain counties, supporting those markets.
  “The Colorado Springs market exploded last year,” said Jay Gupta, a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway.
  
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• National Western Stock Show feeds the largest U.S. agricultural industry: cattle

  22-01-2017 08:03
  
  In a yard full of cattle with colorful names, Trump Train stood out.
  His caretaker, Lee Whyte, wore a hat bearing the bull calf’s name and stood near his pen. “I’ll buy that hat for 50 bucks,” an admirer said to Whyte, who graciously declined. “I’ve had people come up to me trying to buy this all day,” he said.
  Trump Train was named shortly after the election because “its got a ring to it, but there’s no affiliation of any
  
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• How to dig out from December’s debt

  22-01-2017 08:03
  
  By Bev O’Shea, The Associated Press
  The start of the new year feels like a financial clean slate — right up until your credit card bills arrive.
  It’s easy to forget about the entertainment and travel you enjoyed, the food and drink you consumed or the store card you applied for at the cash register. But bills jog your memory. And they may mean you’re going to have to make some changes to pay up.
  So what now? We asked some personal finance bloggers how they manage to keep
  
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• Fund manager Q&A: A broader view of sustainable investing

  22-01-2017 08:03
  
  By Alex Veiga, The Associated PressPeople who favor investing in a way that helps preserve the environment have more options than strictly focusing on companies that offer Earth-friendly products or services.
  Companies that make solar energy panels, electric vehicles or household products sourced from sustainable materials may fit the bill, but not necessarily offer attractive returns.
  Brown Advisory Funds’ Sustainable Growth Fund (BIAWX) keeps this in mind. It focuses on companies that ar
  
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• Judge decides who owns Mile High Cab, but more court battles loom

  22-01-2017 08:01
  
  For more than a decade, the founders and drivers of Mile High Cab have waged a bitter internal battle for control of an enterprise that, like a phoenix, repeatedly rises to life despite expectations of its death.
  A Denver judge last week settled the latest skirmish among 95 people who claim ownership of the business, giving the wheel to the company’s three founders. But then a different judge granted an emergency stay until the 92 drivers who claimed joint ownership could file a chall
  
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• How the political mood at the Capitol shifted toward a tax hike for roads

  22-01-2017 08:01
  
  Colorado needs $9 billion to improve roads and alleviate traffic congestion in the next 10 years — a number so large that state lawmakers are entertaining a once-unthinkable solution: a tax hike.
  Democratic and Republican leaders are negotiating a measure for the November ballot to increase taxes and generate billions of dollars for transportation projects across the state, including the expansion of Interstate 25 north and south of Denver and Interstate 70 through the mountains.
  The
  
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• Mild Sunday And Monday Before Next Snow

  22-01-2017 02:05
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Welcome to the weekend!
  Moisture is still flowing in westerly flow behind a quick-moving storm system that buzzed by southern Colorado on Saturday. There is a chance for a few flurries from the northern foothills through Castle Rock down to the Monument Hill area late early Saturday evening. But, overall most metro areas will stay dry for Saturday night.
  There are a variety of Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories for the mountains of the state. Mainly the w
  
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• Latest Forecast: Mild Sunday And Monday Before Next Snow

  22-01-2017 02:05
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Welcome to the weekend!
  Moisture is still flowing in westerly flow behind a quick-moving storm system that buzzed by southern Colorado on Saturday. There is a chance for a few flurries from the northern foothills through Castle Rock down to the Monument Hill area late early Saturday evening. But, overall most metro areas will stay dry for Saturday night.
  There are a variety of Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories for the mountains of the state. Mainly the w
  
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• Gold Crown runs Teen Tech Center

  22-01-2017 01:17
  
  Behind the massive gym at the Gold Crown Field House in Lakewood is a program trying to change lives.       
  
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• ‘Overwhelming’ Turnout At Women’s March In Denver

  22-01-2017 00:36
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tens of thousands of people gathered at Civic Center Park for the Women’s March on Denver.
  (credit: JASON CONNOLLY/AFP/Getty Images)
  It was one of many women’s marches taking place across the country Saturday, the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
  An estimated 100,000 women, men and children filled the streets downtown to rally for protection of human, health, and political rights.
  Jessica Chernila (credit: CBS)
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• AP: Crowd For March In Denver May Have Exceeded Super Bowl Rally

  22-01-2017 00:32
  
  DENVER (AP) — Tens of thousands of people — some with dogs at their sides — marched in downtown Denver on Saturday in support of women and other causes and in protest against President Donald Trump and various other issues.
  Organizers estimated more than 100,000 people showed up by about noon Saturday, although police wouldn’t confirm that number.
  (credit: CBS)
  Saturday’s crowd appeared to at least rival or exceed the number of people who attended a victory rally af
  
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• Gunman At Large After Shooting In Walmart Parking Lot

  22-01-2017 00:24
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching for a gunman who shot a man in Aurora early Saturday afternoon.
  It started as a fight between two men in a Walmart parking lot at 10390 East Colfax Avenue.
  (credit: CBS)
  One person pulled out a gun and shot the other. The victim ran into a business called Ace Cash nearby and called for help.
  He was taken to the hospital and was suffering from life-threatening injuries.
  The suspect got away in a dark colored car. Police said they don’t have
  
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• Packers Activate Max McCaffrey Before NFC Championship

  22-01-2017 00:13
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP/CBS4) — The Green Bay Packers have signed rookie receiver Max McCaffrey from their practice squad, adding depth at a position plagued by injuries ahead of Sunday’s NFC championship game against the Atlanta Falcons.
  McCaffrey, who attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch and is the son of former Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey, was signed to the Packers practice squad on Dec. 20. He initially joined the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent o
  
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